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Photostable chlorophyll a-bentonite conjugate exhibits high photosensitive activity

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Chlorophyll a was adsorbed onto freeze-dried bentonite to form chlorophyll-bentonite conjugate, which was photostable against light illumination [1]. Physiological function of chlorophyll-bentonite conjugate is explored; increasing the amount of chlorophyll adsorbed onto bentonite leads to enhancement of the photostability accompanied with shifting the absorbance maximum to longer wavelength. Furthermore, the conjugate exhibits a high photoreduction ability of nitro blue tetrazolium, NBT, through the formation of superoxide anion without any loss of photosensitive activity even after 50 hr illumination.

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  1. Toin Human Science and Technology Center, Department of Materials Science and Technology, Toin University of Yokohama, 1614 Kurogane-cho, Aoba-ku, 225, Yokohama, Japan

    A. Ishii, T. Itoh, Y. Kodera, A. Matsushima, M. Hiroto, H. Nishimura & Y. Inada

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Ishii, A., Itoh, T., Kodera, Y. et al. Photostable chlorophyll a-bentonite conjugate exhibits high photosensitive activity. Res. Chem. Intermed. 23, 683–689 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856797X00475

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